Geobacillus stearothermophilus LV cadA gene mediates resistance to cadmium, lead and zinc in zntA mutants of Salmonella entérica serovar Typhimurium

• JOSÉ M PÉREZ ^[1] ; GONZALO A PRADEÑAS ^[1] ; CLAUDIO A NAVARRO ^[1] ; DANIEL R HENRÍQUEZ ^[1] ; SERGIO E PICHUANTES ^[2] ; CLAUDIO C VÁSQUEZ ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Santiago de Chile

     Universidad de Santiago de Chile

     Santiago, Chile

     
  2. [2] Chiron Corporation Blood Testing Division
• Localización: Biological Research, ISSN-e 0717-6287, ISSN 0716-9760, Vol. 39, Nº. 4, 2006, págs. 661-668
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Salmonella entérica serovar Typhimurium cells expressing the cadA gene of Geobacillus stearothermophilus LV exhibit a hypersensitive phenotype to cadmium chloride. Deletion of the ORF STM3576 from the Salmonella genome resulted in cadmium, lead and zinc sensitivity, confirming that this ORF is a homologue of the zntA gene. The observed sensitivity was reverted upon expression of the G. stearothermophilus LV cadA gene. These results indicate that the cadA gene product is involved in Cd, Pb and Zn resistance as a classical P-type ATPase and strongly suggest that the observed hypersensitive phenotype to these metals can be related to the function of the host ·zntA gene product